USA Today/USA Hockey Magazine Men's College Hockey Poll
December 12, 2005
| Team | Points | (First Place Votes) | Last Poll | Record | Weeks in Poll | |
| 1 | University of Wisconsin | 491 | (21) | 1 | 14-2-2 | 11 |
| 2 | Miami (Ohio) University | 482 | (13) | 2 | 12-2-2 | 7 |
| 3 | University of Vermont | 452 | 3 | 11-3-1 | 9 | |
| 4 | University of Minnesota | 377 | 8 | 9-5-4 | 11 | |
| 5 | Boston College | 363 | 7 | 9-4-1 | 11 | |
| 6 | University of Michigan | 352 | 6 | 11-5-1 | 11 | |
| 7 | Colorado College | 282 | 5 | 13-6-1 | 11 | |
| 8 | University of Maine | 245 | 10 | 11-5-0 | 11 | |
| 9 | University of North Dakota | 197 | 4 | 10-7-1 | 11 | |
| 10 | Cornell University | 156 | 13 | 8-3-1 | 11 | |
| 11 | Colgate University | 152 | 12 | 10-2-3 | 4 | |
| 12 | University of New Hampshire | 139 | 9 | 9-6-3 | 11 | |
| 13 | University of Denver | 131 | 10 | 9-7-2 | 11 | |
| 14 | Harvard University | 110 | NR | 9-4-1 | 5 | |
| 15 | Clarkson University | 56 | 15 | 10-5-1 | 2 |
Others receiving votes: St. Lawrence University 52, Providence College 15, The Ohio State University 14, Mercyhurst College 12, Boston University 2.
